THE BASICS 

Score: Holy Cross 4, Lafayette 1 
Records: Holy Cross (11-17, 9-9 Patriot League) ; Lafayette (4-37, 1-17 Patriot League)
Pitching Decision: W: Gennifer Durham (8-9) | L: Stephanie Thomas (2-14) 
Time: 12:00 p.m. 
Location: Worcester, Mass. (Freshman Field)
The Lead: Freshman Taylor Moss (Howard Beach, N.Y.) launched her second home run of the season on a three-run bomb to help lift Holy Cross to a 4-1 victory over Lafayette as the Crusaders concluded their 2015 season Sunday afternoon at Freshman Field in Patriot League softball action. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Sophomore Emily Krisanda (Oak Hill, Va.) plated the first run of the game for the Crusaders when junior Emily Jarvis (Hopkinton, Mass.) stole second. The second baseman launched a throw to the catcher, but the catcher missed the tag and Krisanda slid safely across home plate. 
• Holy Cross extended its lead in the bottom of the third frame to take the 4-0 lead. Freshman Savannah Young (Celebration, Fla.) singled up the middle to begin the inning and advanced to second on a single by Krisanda. With runners on first and second and one out, Moss launched her second home run of the season over the fence in left center field and plated both Young and Krisanda. 
• Lafayette tacked on its only run of the day in the top of the fourth on an RBI double to left field by Rebecca Dvorak that plated Jenna Didio. The Leopards remained in scoring position with Kelly Lallis at third, but were unable to capitalize as Lallis was thrown out at the plate. The inning ended as Miranda Skurla lined out to the second baseman. 
• In the top of the seventh, Lafayette looked to cut into the Crusaders' lead with singles by Samantha Sweigart and Kristyn Marinelli, but Durham was able to retire the final batter of the inning and sealed the 4-1 Holy Cross victory. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• Holy Cross outhit Lafayette 9-6 through seven innings of play. 
• The Leopards stranded four runners on base, while the Crusaders left 11 on base. 
• Durham earned the victory for the Crusaders (7-9) as she tossed seven solid innings and allowed one run on six hits. 
• Lafayette starter Stephanie Thomas took the loss (2-14) as she tossed 2.1 innings and allowed four runs on five hits with one walk and four punch-outs. Lindsey Cherry pitched 3.2 innings out of the bullpen and allowed zero runs on four hits with five strikeouts. 
• Leading the Crusader offense were Krisanda, Jarvis and Moss. Krisanda went 3-4 with three singles and one run scored, while Jarvis went 3-3 with a double and two singles. Moss went 1-3 with a home run and three RBIs. 

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE 

• Durham earned the victory in each of the Holy Cross victories over Lafayette. 
• Moss's three-run bomb was her second collegiate home run. 
• The nine Patriot League victories is the most since 2011, where the team went 10-10 in league play.

UP NEXT 

• The Crusaders' 2015 campaign has come to a close.  

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